Hello and welcome to an update on the reform of Functional Skills English and Maths.
This September saw the introduction of the Pearson reformed Functional Skills qualifications in English and Maths. There have been changes to both content and assessment structure from the legacy qualifications to the reformed qualifications, however there was no intention from the regulator Ofqual, for there to be a change in the standard of the qualifications.
Welcome to an update on the reform of Functional Skills English and maths.
In this months Functional Skills blog, we take the opportunity to reflect on the development of the Reformed Functional Skills assessments for English and Maths.
Welcome to an update on the reform of Functional Skills English and maths.
Our new qualifications are live from the 1st September, Pearson’s offer has been shaped by the needs of teachers and learners. We have our FREE interactive schemes of work available to help with your planning, these include the embedding of our free and paid for resources to help deliver the new qualifications as smoothly and effectively as possible.
Welcome to an update on the reform of Functional Skills English and maths.
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